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Mixed reviews for Bush's shoe attacker in Baghdad
Dec 15, 2008, 7:57 GMT
Baghdad (dap) - An Iraqi journalist has been elevated to hero status by some corners of Iraq for his 'unprofessional' act of throwing his shoes at US President George W Bush at the latter's farewell visit to Baghdad.
'We congratulate him for his act,' said the government critical Iraqi news agency INA on Monday, speaking of journalist Montasser al- Saidi.
The Sunni Council of Religious Scholars spoke of the demonstration as a 'historic moment' in which Bush and the world were shown 'what Iraqis think of the occupation.'
Ziad al-Ajili, chairman of the Iraq's Organization for Press Freedom, however condemned al-Saidi's 'unprofessional behaviour.'
Al-Saidi, a reporter for al-Baghdadiyia television, also called Bush a 'dog' in Arabic, during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday.
Bush adroitly dodged both the left and the right projectile, which he joked afterwards were 'a size ten.'
In Arab cultures being attacked with shoes is a sign of profound disrespect, as is being called a dog.
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What a pity it wasn't one of Bush' missiles, would have done the world a favour. mind you wev'e got that other bomber waiting in the wings. bomber Obama he will carry on the slaughter for that failed state the US of A. We just can't win can we.!
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NSKDec 15th, 2008 - 09:00:26
Wasn't one of his body guards supposed to throw himself in front of the president and take the hit?
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